Released March 1983 Length 3:10 Writer(s) Larry Cordle | Genre Country, Bluegrass Label Epic | |
B-side "Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die" | ||
"Highway 40 Blues" is a song written by Larry Cordle, and recorded by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in March 1983 as the third single from the album Highways & Heartaches. "Highway 40 Blues" was Ricky Skaggs' fifth number one on the country chart and his fifth consecutive number one. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the chart.
The song was covered in Spanish as "Blues de la Nacional II" by La Guardia.
The song was also covered by Daniel O'Donnell on his Two Sides of Album which was released in 1985.
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